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Old 10-23-2005, 10:08 AM
SenecaGirl SenecaGirl is offline
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Hi! I had the same pain as you after my surgery. For the first 3 weeks, it was the leg cramp. Then, POOF! Overnight, the pain went away. A week later it came back full force, except this time as a burning, needle sticking pain in my foot. Ouch!

For the leg cramp, I used stretching, massage, pillows, whatever could give me relief, I used it.

The nerve pain in the foot is a totally different matter -- considering that I couldn't even touch it without extreme pain, my Dr. put me on Nuerontin (sp?) to calm the nerves and Oxycotin for the pain. Took 3 weeks to get back to "normal" and I still have a pain in my toe every once in a while.

So, ask your Dr. if there are any nerve calming drugs he can give you, and keep doing whatever makes you feel good (walking, massaging, etc).

Let us know how you progress! SG
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